quisquilia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwiˈskwi.lja/
• Rhymes: -ilja
• Hyphenation: qui‧squì‧lia

Noun

quisquilia f (plural quisquilie)

1. trifle, odds and ends

Latin

Etymology

Compare Latin cuscolium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʷisˈkʷi.li.a/, [kʷɪs̠ˈkʷɪlʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwisˈkwi.li.a/, [kwisˈkwiːliä]

Noun

quisquilia f (genitive quisquiliae); first declension (chiefly in the plural)

1. admixed twigs or stalks
2. odds and ends; rubbish, dregs
3. (in the plural) garbage, refuse, waste

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	quisquilia	quisquiliae
genitive	quisquiliae	quisquiliārum
dative	quisquiliae	quisquiliīs
accusative	quisquiliam	quisquiliās
ablative	quisquiliā	quisquiliīs
vocative	quisquilia	quisquiliae

Descendants

• Sardinian: chischiza, chiscuza, cuscuza

References

• Bertoldi, Vittorio (1948) “Quisquiliae Ibericae”, in Romance Philology‎^[1] (in Italian), volume 1, number 3, pages 204–207
• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “frùscolo”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes